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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  I just worry about dogs getting the right supplements that's all. My aunt had a home cooked diet her vet said was ok without any supplements and she wasn't getting what she needed and ended up losing 5 molars at 3 years old. One of the biggest things I worry about with vets giving to much nutritional advise is they only study a little about nutrition so I always recommend a vet nutritionist. I can't wait to go over nutrition in my classes but it's not till spring that we will do that. I didn't say anything about bones in this post there was another where you made it sound like you boiled the bone and then gave it to her that was just misunderstanding which is easy to do online. I'm sorry that it seems your getting frustrated with me I'm just trying help. My girl has IBD and I tried every food before she was diagnosed and she would still vommit and have diarrhea. It was the third time we went in for fluids my vet said I think it IBD and we went on special food. She was and is picky, like had to change foods all the time and the only one that she would keep eating was the Royal Canin but it started to seem to cause issues after awhile. She's been on the prescription food for two years and never got tired of it which seems crazy to me lol. She takes meds that if she doesn't eat with she will get an upset tummy so we give a small amount of boiled chicken with. Sometimes she goes through the I'm not going to eat days less now then she used to. I get picky lol. I really just care not trying to be a brat or anything. |
I answered you. I swear I did. I don't get it!!! It's probably the zillion tabs I have up. :/.
It's hard to convey tone on an internet. I don't think you're being a brat at all. Chewie has teeth issues already. Her dam and sire produce offspring with teeth issues. Although it's hard to watch her chomp on her bone the way she does, I know she's doing it to dislodge food, so I let her. I hold her bone (bully stick or lambs ear... want to clarifiy!) for her. It's our bonding time. she cuddles next to me, her ears back like a bunny rabbit. I pepper her back with kisses, massage her little hips, and she closes her eyes in bliss. Every morning. She will roll over after and play. She'll huff and leave if I even attempt to look at that demon ipad of mine.
I've been observing her, and when you told me about your little one having tummy issues, I really hope you can give me some advice. I see the vet, but today TERRIFIED me. Her stomach was so loud today. She had mild food, cheerios for snacks yesterday and also mild food, with the additives, and her two vitamins. Nothing else. Not even people food- meaning no nilla wafers, either. All of the sudden, she did the play bow, backed into the corner, and trembled and pointed. I picked her up, and my poor baby. She was in pain. I'm the ONLY person she'll let her guard down for. She smacked her lips and gulped, a classic sign of nausea. She didn't even do a warning growl twice and then her usual snap snap for my daughter approaching me in my arms. 10 minutes later (or thereabouts) she did a huge sigh, all her muscles relaxed, and she melted in my arms. Her first order of business was to resource guard, which told me she was feeling better. This is not the first time it's happened. I KNOW it's from needing to eat more times in a day, but because her tummy is upset, she won't eat and then gets sick from not eating, making it continue the cycle.